Chr. J. Kampmann
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| Name | Chr. J. Kampmann | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.260 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Kjobenhavns Flydedok & Skibsværft A/S, Copenhagen | ||
| Owner | Merchant Marine Ltd, Ottawa | ||
| Homeport | Ottawa | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-160 (Georg Lassen) | ||
| Position | 12.06N, 62.42W - Grid ED 9426 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 27 (19 dead and 8 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | TAG-18 | ||
| Route | Demerara, British Guiana - Trinidad - New York | ||
| Cargo | Sugar and rum | ||
| History | Built as Danish Chr. J. Kampmann for Svendsen & Christensen, Copenhagen 1940 taken over by Canada. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.02 hours on 3 Nov, 1942, the Chr. J. Kampmann in convoy TAG-18 was torpedoed and sunk by U-160 northwest of Grenada. 17 crew members and two gunners were lost. Eight crew members were picked up by the American destroyer USS Lea (DD 118), transferred to the American submarine chaser USS SC-495 and landed at Curaçao. | ||
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